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2024, to be considered. The exact time 

for public comments will be included in 

the final agenda that will be posted on 

the MEP Advisory Board website at 

http://www.nist.gov/mep/about/ 

advisory-board.cfm. Questions from the 

public will not be considered during 

this period. Speakers who wish to 

expand upon their oral statements, 

those who wished to speak but could 

not be accommodated on the agenda or 

those who are/were unable to attend the 

meeting are invited to submit written 

statements electronically by email to 

Beverly.Bobb@nist.gov. 

Admittance Instructions: All wishing 

to attend the MEP Advisory Board 

meeting must submit their name, 

organization, email address and phone 

number to Beverly Bobb (Beverly.Bobb@

nist.gov or 301–975–5197) no later than 

Wednesday, February 28, 2024, 5 p.m. 

Eastern time. In person seating is 

limited and will be available on a firstcome, first-served basis. Detailed 

instructions on how to join the meeting 

via webinar or in-person will be sent to 

registered attendees. 

Tamiko Ford, 

NIST Executive Secretariat. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XD726] 

Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; 

Southeast Data, Assessment, and 

Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 88 SRFS (State 

of Florida’s State Reef Fish Survey) 

Topical Working Group Scoping 

Webinar for Gulf of Mexico red grouper. 

SUMMARY: The SEDAR 88 assessment of 

Gulf of Mexico red grouper will consist 

of a series of webinars. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

DATES: The SEDAR 88 SRFS Topical 

Working Group Scoping Webinar will 

be held March 6, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 

12 p.m., eastern. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar. The webinar is open to 

members of the public. Those interested 

in participating should contact Julie A. 

Neer at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT below) to request 

an invitation providing webinar access 

information. Please request webinar 

invitations at least 24 hours in advance 

of each webinar. 

SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place 

Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 

29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 571– 

4366; email: Julie.neer@safmc.net. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf 

of Mexico, South Atlantic, and 

Caribbean Fishery Management 

Councils, in conjunction with NOAA 

Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf 

States Marine Fisheries Commissions 

have implemented the Southeast Data, 

Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 

process, a multi-step method for 

determining the status of fish stocks in 

the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multistep process including: (1) Data 

Workshop; (2) Assessment Process 

utilizing webinars; and (3) Review 

Workshop. The product of the Data 

Workshop is a data report that compiles 

and evaluates potential datasets and 

recommends which datasets are 

appropriate for assessment analyses. 

The product of the Assessment Process 

is a stock assessment report that 

describes the fisheries, evaluates the 

status of the stock, estimates biological 

benchmarks, projects future population 

conditions, and recommends research 

and monitoring needs. The assessment 

is independently peer reviewed at the 

Review Workshop. The product of the 

Review Workshop is a Summary 

documenting panel opinions regarding 

the strengths and weaknesses of the 

stock assessment and input data. 

Participants for SEDAR Workshops are 

appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South 

Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery 

Management Councils and NOAA 

Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, 

HMS Management Division, and 

Southeast Fisheries Science Center. 

Participants include data collectors and 

database managers; stock assessment 

scientists, biologists, and researchers; 

constituency representatives including 

fishermen, environmentalists, and 

NGO’s; International experts; and staff 

of Councils, Commissions, and State 

and Federal agencies. 

The items of discussion in the 

webinar are as follows: 

Participants will review SRFS data 

available for use in the assessment of 

Gulf of Mexico red grouper and make 

recommendations on its use. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

identified in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the intent to take final action 

to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to the 

Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 

10 business days prior to each 

workshop. 

Note: The times and sequence specified in 

this agenda are subject to change. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: February 12, 2024. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Analysis for Probabilistic and 

Risk Reduction Decision Support Fire 

Weather Services 

AGENCY: National Oceanic & 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed, and continuing information 

collections, which helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before April 15, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, 

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Confidential Business Information or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Robyn 

Heffernan, National Fire Weather 

Services Senior Advisor, NOAA 

National Weather Service, 3833 S 

Development Ave., Boise, ID 83705, 

(208) 387–5089, robyn.heffernan@

noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This is a request for a new collection 

of information. 

The data collection is sponsored by 

DOC/NOAA/National Weather Service 

(NWS)/Analyze, Forecast, and Support 

Office (AFS), National Fire Weather 

Program. Under the Disaster Relief 

Supplemental Appropriations Act of 

2022, Congress charged NOAA/NWS to 

improve (a) Hurricane intensity and 

track forecasting, including through 

deployment of unmanned ocean 

observing platforms and enhanced data 

assimilation; (b) precipitation and flood 

prediction, forecasting, and mitigation 

capabilities; and (c) wildfire research, 

prediction, detection, forecasting, 

monitoring, data management, and 

communication and engagement. Based 

on this directive, the NWS is conducting 

this project to improve decision support 

services for fire weather products and 

services. By using social science 

methods and risk communication 

expertise, the NWS seeks to identify 

how probabilistic weather information 

can most effectively influence firerelated decision-making to protect lives 

and property and enhance the economy. 

This data collection will include an online survey and virtual focus groups. 

The survey sample will be a nonrepresentative panel that will draw 

primarily from the Western, Southern 

Plains, and Southeastern portions of the 

United States. The focus groups will be 

conducted with Public Information 

Officers and Fire Weather Practitioners 

at the national, regional, state, and local 

levels based on contacts known to the 

NWS. The insights and findings derived 

from this data collection will be used to 

develop Impact Decision Support 

Services’ products and messages. 

II. Method of Collection 

Both the survey and the focus groups 

will be conducted electronically via 

video conferencing technology based on 

schedules and participant preference. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–XXXX. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

new information collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals, State, 

local, or Tribal government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2,140. 

Estimated Time per Response: Focus 

group: 2 hours; Survey: 15 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 605 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: None. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Disaster Relief 

Supplemental Appropriations Act of 

2022. 

IV. Request for Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of our estimate of the time and 

cost burden for this proposed collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) Minimize the 

reporting burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you may ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XV196] 

Space Weather Advisory Group 

Meeting 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Space Weather Advisory 

Group (SWAG) will meet for a full day 

on March 26, 2024. 

DATES: The meeting is scheduled as 

follows: March 26, 2024 from 10 a.m.– 

5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Saving Time 

(EDT). 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

a virtual event. For details on how to 

connect to the webinar or to submit 

comments, please visit https://

www.weather.gov/swag or contact Amy 

Macpherson, National Weather Service; 

telephone: 816–287–1344; email: 

amy.macpherson@noaa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Macpherson, National Weather 

Service, NOAA, 7211 NW 101st Terrace, 

Kansas City, MO 64153; 816–287–1344 

or amy.macpherson@noaa.gov; or visit 

the SWAG website: https://

www.weather.gov/swag. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Promoting Research and 

Observations of Space Weather to 

Improve the Forecasting of Tomorrow 

(PROSWIFT) Act, 51 U.S.C. 60601 et 

seq., the Administrator of NOAA and 

the National Science and Technology 

Council’s Space Weather Operations, 

Research, and Mitigation (SWORM) 

Subcommittee established the SWAG on 

April 21, 2021. The SWAG is the only 

Federal Advisory SWAG that advises 

and informs the interest and work of the 

SWORM. The SWAG is to receive 

advice from the academic community, 

the commercial space weather sector, 

and nongovernmental space weather 

end users to carry out the 

responsibilities of the SWAG set forth in 

the PROSWIFT Act, 51 U.S.C. 60601 et 

seq. 

The SWAG is directed to advise the 

SWORM on the following: facilitating 

advances in the space weather 

enterprise of the United States; 

improving the ability of the United 

States to prepare for, mitigate, respond 

to, and recover from space weather 

phenomena; enabling the coordination 

and facilitation of research to operations 

and operations to research, as described 

in 51 U.S.C. 60604(d); and developing 


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